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TABLE OF CONTENTS | JANUARY 24 – FEBRUARY 15, 2015

BPO Board of Trustees/BPO Foundation Board of Directors 11 BPO Musician Roster 15 Happy Birthday Mozart! 17 M&T Bank Classics Series January 24 & 25 Alan Parsons Live Project 25 BPO Rocks January 30 Ben Vereen 27 BPO Pops January 31 Russian Diversion 29 M&T Bank Classics Series February 7 & 8 Steve Lippia and Sinatra 35 BPO Pops February 13 & 14 A Very Beary Valentine 39 BPO Kids February 15 Corporate Sponsorships 41 Spotlight on Sponsor 42 Meet a Musician 44 Annual Fund 47 Patron Information 57

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Dear Patrons, Last month witnessed an especially proud moment for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra: the release of its “Built For Buffalo” CD. For several years, we’ve presented pieces commissioned by the best modern composers for our talented musicians, continuing the BPO’s tradition of contributing to classical music’s future. In 1946, the BPO made the premiere recording of the Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony. Music director Lukas Foss was also a renowned composer who regularly programmed world premieres of the works of himself and his contemporaries. Michael Photo: Dylan Buyskes, Onion Studio, Inc. Tilson Thomas led the orchestra in a recording of the complete works of modern composer Carl Ruggles. JoAnn Falletta and the orchestra have brought this tradition into the present day, performing many world and American premieres and earning multiple ASCAP awards for adventurous programming. With the “Built For Buffalo” CD, three of the works commissioned for our musicians will gain a broader audience. The disc includes Daron Hagen’s Songbook For Violin and Orchestra, with former BPO concertmaster Michael Ludwig as the soloist; Eric Ewazen’s Triple Trombone Concerto, featuring the BPO’s trombone section; and Miguel del Aguila’s Concierto en Tango, featuring Principal Cellist Roman Mekinulov. These works each break new ground, with an eye to the past, and listeners have found much to like in them. From the grain elevators to the Trico factory to the medical campus and the planned SolarCity factory, Buffalo was built on innovation. That spirit infuses your BPO. We thank you for your wholehearted support of the new music we present, and look forward to continuing the journey with you.

Sincerely,

Louis P. Ciminelli Chair, Buffalo Philharmonic Society Inc.

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BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. | Board of Trustees

OFFICERS Louis P. Ciminelli, Chair Dennis Black, Vice Chair-Chair Elect Angelo Fatta, Vice Chair Randall Odza, Secretary Stephen Swift, Treasurer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cindy Abbott Letro Daniel Hart* LIFE MEMBERS Martin Anderson Executive Director Ida Christie Robbie Hausmann † Karen Arrison Anthony J. Colucci, Jr. Monte Hoffman† Douglas Bean G. Wayne Hawk James Beardi Martha Hyde Wilfred Larson Anthony Cassetta Matthew Phillips Edwin Polokoff Gary Schober Janz Castelo † John N. Walsh, III Roger Simon Mark Collard* Robert G. Weber BPO Foundation Chair Robert Skerker Arthur Cryer Timothy Smith † Peter Eliopoulos Scott Stenclik Warren E. Emblidge Jr. Gary Szakmary JoAnn Falletta* Nicole Tzetzo Music Director Michal Wadsworth John Fleischman* John Yurtchuk Erie County Music Educators Association *ex-officio † musician representatives BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION | Board of Directors Mark Collard Martin Anderson Louis P. Ciminelli Chair Jeremy Briggs Beck Michael Munschauer Todd M. Scherrer Treasurer Mark T. Branden Bob Skerker D. Charles Roberts, Jr. Secretary

11 JOANN FALLETTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair JoAnn Falletta is internationally celebrated as a vibrant ambassador for music, an inspiring artistic leader, and a champion of American symphonic music. An effervescent and exuberant figure on the podium, she has been praised by The Washington Post as having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein.” Acclaimed by The New York Times as “one of the finest conductors of her generation”, she serves as the Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center. Ms. Falletta is invited to guest conduct many of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. Her upcoming guest conducting highlights include debuts in Belgrade (Serbia), Shenzhen China, Sweden, and a European tour with the Stuttgart Orchestra. Recent appearances include return engagements with the Warsaw, Detroit, Phoenix, Krakow, Puerto Rico and Hawaii Symphony Orchestras and debuts with the Gothenburg Symphony, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, and a 13 city US tour with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and soloist James Galway. Falletta is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards including the Seaver/ National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, the coveted Stokowski Competition, and the Toscanini, Ditson and Bruno Walter Awards for conducting, as well as the American Symphony Orchestra League’s prestigious John S. Edwards Award. She is an ardent champion of music of our time, introducing over 500 works by American composers, including more than 110 world premieres. Hailing her as a “leading force for the music of our time”, she has been honored with twelve ASCAP awards. Ms. Falletta serves as a Member of the National Council on the Arts. Under her direction, the Buffalo Philharmonic is continuing its trajectory as one of the most recorded orchestras in America. During the 2013 – 14 season, Naxos released four new BPO CDs, Gliere’s Symphony No. 3, Tyberg’s Symphony No. 2, Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige, and Gershwin’s Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue, Strike up the Band and Promenade. In 2014-15, Naxos plans to release two new BPO discs of the music of Bela Bartók and Florent Schmitt. The BPO released “Nordic Masters” and “Built for Buffalo” on its own Beau Fleuve label. Performance highlights include Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle with Dale Chihuly glass installations, a Charles Ives multimedia concert/ exploration, a fully staged Moliere Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with the Irish Classical Theatre and Rachmaninoff and Beethoven Festivals. Since stepping up to the podium as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall of 1999, Maestro Falletta has been credited with bringing the Philharmonic to a new level of national and international prominence. Under her direction, the Buffalo Philharmonic has become one of the leading orchestras for the Naxos label, earning a double Grammy Award in 2009 for their recording with soprano Hila Plitmann of John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and six Grammy nominations. This season, the BPO will once again be featured on national broadcasts of NPR’s Performance Today and SymphonyCast, and international broadcasts through the European Broadcasting Union. In addition to her current posts with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony and the Brevard Music Center, Ms. Falletta has held the positions of artistic advisor to the Honolulu Symphony, music director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, associate conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, and music director of the Denver Chamber Orchestra, the Queens Philharmonic and the Women’s Philharmonic. From 2011 – 2014 she served as Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland where she made her debut at London’s prestigious Proms with the orchestra in 2011 and also has made five recordings for Naxos including music of Gustav Holst, Irish composer Ernest John Moeran and American composer John Knowles Paine. Ms. Falletta received her undergraduate degree from the Mannes College of Music in New York and her master’s and doctorate degrees from The Juilliard School. 12 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA STEFAN SANDERS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Montante Family Endowed Chair Stefan Sanders is an imaginative conductor, devoted educator and ardent champion of many types of music. He has collaborated with an array of distinguished artists such as violinist Gil Shaham, Fred Childs from public radio’s Performance Today, country sensation The Texas Tenors and the esteemed Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, to name a few. Guest conducting engagements in the U.S and abroad include the San Antonio Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria (Syracuse, NY), Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (CZ), Austin Lyric Opera, Corpus Christi Opera and the Round Top International Festival Institute. Past positions have included Music Director and Conductor for the Round Rock Symphony (TX) where he attracted much praise for innovative programming, new venues and collaborations with local arts organizations, attracting broader audiences and redefining the orchestra’s role in its community, Assistant Conductor for the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the University Orchestra at the University of Texas at Austin and Apprentice Conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Prior to a career as a conductor, Sanders was an internationally renowned trombonist, having performed as a soloist in the United States, Asia and Europe. His performance of Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, with the Czech Philharmonic, can be heard on the Albany Records label. Sanders was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic’s trombone section for seven seasons and has performed with several orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Opera’s 2001 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and the Florida Orchestra. Mr. Sanders was also invited by Sir Elton John to play in the orchestra for his Radio City Music Hall concerts in 2004 recorded for the Bravo Television Network. Beginning formal conducting studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Sanders continued his studies as a fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen under the tutelage of maestros Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff and Hugh Wolff. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Juilliard School.

13 HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA As Buffalo’s cultural ambassador, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Music Director JoAnn Falletta presents more than 120 Classics, Pops, Rock, Family and Youth concerts each year. After the rise and fall of several forerunners, the BPO was founded in 1935, performing most often at the Elmwood Music Hall, which was located at Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St., and demolished in 1938 as its permanent home, Kleinhans Music Hall, was constructed. During the Great Depression, the orchestra was initially supported by funds from the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Bureau. Over the decades, the orchestra has matured in stature under outstanding conductors including William Steinberg, Josef Krips, Lukas Foss, Michael Tilson Thomas, Maximiano Valdes, Semyon Bychkov and Julius Rudel. The orchestra has welcomed many distinguished guest performers, such as Isaac Stern, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, Igor Stravinsky, Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma. During the tenure of JoAnn Falletta, who has served as music director since 1998, the BPO has rekindled its history of radio broadcasts and recordings, including the release of 32 new CDs. The BPO’s Naxos recording of composer John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan,” won two Grammys. Their recordings are heard on classical radio worldwide.

HISTORY OF KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL Since 1940, the orchestra’s home has been Kleinhans Music Hall, which enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest concert halls in the world due to its superb acoustics. Kleinhans Music Hall was built thanks to the generosity and vision of Edward and Mary Seaton Kleinhans and the stewardship of their charitable dreams by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the support of the federal government. The Community Foundation was bequeathed the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Kleinhans, who made their fortune from the clothing store that bore their name, and who died within three months of each other in 1934. The Public Works Administration, an agency of the New Deal, provided crucial funding that made it possible to complete the hall. The Kleinhans, who were music lovers, specified their money was to be used “to erect a suitable music hall…for the use, enjoyment and benefit of the people of the City of Buffalo.” The BPO performed at Kleinhans Music Hall’s official opening on Oct. 12, 1940, under the baton of Franco Autori. Kleinhans Music Hall was designed by the Finnish father-and-son team of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, along with architects F.J. and W.A Kidd. Kleinhans is known for its combination of graceful structural beauty and extraordinary acoustics. Eliel Saarinen’s aim was to create “an architectural atmosphere…so as to tune the performers and the public alike into a proper mood of performance and receptiveness, respectively.” In 1989, the hall was designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation of significance a site or structure can receive. Kleinhans is owned by the City of Buffalo but run by a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Its Board of Directors is: Chris Brown, chair; Mary Ann Kresse; Cindy Abbott Letro, Karen Arrison, Bob Skerker; Wayne Wisbaum, chair emeritus; Byron Brown, Mayor of the City of Buffalo; David Rivera, Niagara District Councilmember, City of Buffalo; and Stephen Stepniak, of the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works. 14 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

JOANN FALLETTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair STEFAN SANDERS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Montante Family Endowed Chair FIRST VIOLIN BASS TRUMPET (Vacant) Daniel Pendley Alex Jokipii concertmaster principal principal Amy Glidden Brett Shurtliffe Geoffrey Hardcastle assoc. concertmaster assoc. principal Philip Christner Ansgarius Aylward Michael Nigrin asst. concertmaster John Haas TROMBONE Marylouise Nanna Makoto Michii Jonathan Lombardo2 Douglas Cone Edmond Gnekow principal Deborah Greitzer Jonathan Borden Timothy Smith Frances Kaye Diana Sachs FLUTE BASS TROMBONE Christine Lynn Bailey Alan Ross Jeffrey Dee Melanie Haas principal Andrea Blanchard-Cone Linda Greene Loren Silvertrust Natalie Debikey Scanio TUBA Megan Prokes Don Harry PICCOLO principal SECOND VIOLIN Natalie Debikey Scanio Antoine Lefebvre TIMPANI principal OBOE Matthew Bassett Jacqueline Galluzzo Joseph Peters* principal * assoc. principal Brian Greene Dinesh Joseph Richard Kay Anna Mattix asst. principal Jeffrey Jones Frances Morgante ENGLISH HORN PERCUSSION Donald McCrorey Anna Mattix Mark Hodges Robert Prokes principal Amy Licata CLARINET Dinesh Joseph Dmitry Gerikh John Fullam Diane Melillo principal HARP Patti DiLutis Shieh-Jian Tsai Suzanne Thomas Salvatore Andolina principal VIOLA E-FLAT CLARINET Valerie Heywood Patti DiLutis principal MUSIC LIBRARY Natalie Piskorsky BASS CLARINET Patricia Kimball assoc. principal principal librarian Matthew Phillips & SAXOPHONE Travis Hendra Kate Holzemer Salvatore Andolina associate librarian Janz Castelo Ning-ning Jin BASSOON STAGE MANAGERS Zachary Collins Glenn Einschlag Richard George principal Master Property Person CELLO Maxwell Pipinich IATSE local 10 Martha Malkiewicz Roman Mekinulov Charles Gill principal CONTRABASSOON Assistant Property Person Feng Hew IATSE local 10 Martha Malkiewicz assoc. principal Nancy Anderson FRENCH HORN Monte Hoffman1 Jacek Muzyk Robert Hausmann David Schmude principal Daniel Kerdelewicz 1 Chair dedicated to the memory Amelie Fradette assoc. principal of Maer Bunis Daniel Sweeley 2 Chair dedicated to the memory Jay Matthews of Scott Parkinson Duane Saetveit * = Temporary Appointment 15

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Saturday, January 24 at 8:00 PM Sunday, January 25 at 2:30 PM

Classics Series HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART! David Alan Miller, conductor Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Demarre McGill, flute

MOZART Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 [125a] I. Allegro II. Andante in G III. Presto

MOZART Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, K. 297c [299] I. Allegro II. Andantino III. Rondo: Allegro Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Demarre McGill, flute

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MOZART Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, "Prague" I. Adagio - Allegro II. Andante III. Presto

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Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 17 DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, David Alan Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, developing close relationships with the Minnesota Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Miller is also founder and Artistic Director of “New Paths in Music,” a festival in New York City dedicated to non-American composers. Music Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra since 1992, Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Recognizing the accomplishments of Miller and the Albany Symphony, Carnegie Hall invited them to perform at Spring For Music. Other accolades include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming. Miller’s discography includes the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon. With the Albany Symphony, he has recorded music by John Harbison, Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, George Lloyd, Peter Mennin, and Vincent Persichetti on the Albany Records label. He led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its recording of Mel Powell’s music. Miller’s most recent release is the world premiere recording of Michael Torke’s opera, “Strawberry Fields,” on the Ecstatic Records label. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Miller was Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A native of Los Angeles, Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Miller lives with his wife and three children near Albany, New York.

DEMARRE MCGILL, FLUTE Winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Demarre McGill has performed with numerous orchestral and chamber ensembles around the world. In 2012, McGill and his brother, Anthony McGill, performed the world premiere of Joel Puckett’s Concerto Duo for Flute and Clarinet with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra where they began their careers. An active chamber musician, McGill is a member of the Ritz Chamber Players and has been a member of Chamber Music Society Two, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s program for emerging artists. He is a founding member of The Myriad Trio. 18 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

McGill has performed on a PBS “Live From Lincoln Center” broadcast with the Chamber Music Society playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2. He recorded Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #5 (album entitled Play Bach) with pianist Awadagin Pratt and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Television appearances include the A&E Network Series “The Gifted Ones,” NBC’s “Today” show and “Nightly News,” and as a teenager, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” McGill is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Art of Élan, a chamber music organization in San Diego that aims to expose new audiences to classical music. He came to the Dallas Symphony in 2013 after being Principal Flutist of the Seattle Symphony. McGill has held the same position with the San Diego Symphony, the Florida Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. McGill received his bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from The Curtis Institute of Music and his master’s degree from The Juilliard School. Originally from Chicago, McGill began playing the flute at the age of 7.

YOLANDA KONDONASSIS, HARPIST Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world’s premier solo harpists and is widely regarded as today’s most recorded classical harpist. Hailed as “an extraordinary virtuosa” and “sheer luminescence at the harp,” she has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and in recital, bringing her brand of musicianship and warm artistry to an ever-increasing audience. Also a published author, speaker, professor of harp, and environmental activist, she weaves her many passions into a vibrant and multi-faceted career tapestry. Highlights of her 2014-15 season include the release of Together a new recording with duo partner guitarist Jason Vieaux, concerts at New York’s 92nd Street Y, The Minnesota Beethoven Festival, and concerto appearances with the Buffalo Philharmonic and The Columbus Symphony, among others. Her extensive discography includes Ravel: Intimate Masterpieces, the 18th recording in a career that has broken boundaries with sales of hundreds of thousands of discs and downloads worldwide. American Harp, released in 2013, features original harp solos by John Williams, Lowell Liebermann, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Stephen Paulus, and Norman Dello Joio. Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis celebrates twenty years of critically acclaimed recordings. Rounding out her list of more current recordings are her Grammy-nominated CD Air, and the world-premiere Telarc recording of Bright Sheng’s Harp Concerto, written for Kondonassis. As an author, composer, and arranger, Kondonassis has published three books to date: On Playing the Harp, The Yolanda Kondonassis Collection, and The Yolanda Kondonassis Christmas Collection. 19

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The BPO and I are delighted to welcome conductor David Alan Miller to open the new classics season of 2015. David is the acclaimed music director of the Albany Symphony, and has been a brilliant and passionate advocate for American music all of his career. We were actually students together in the Juilliard conducting program, and I am honored that he is here with us this week. David celebrates Mozart’s birthday with the composer’s celestial Concerto for Flute and Harp, and with one of the greatest symphonies ever written- hisPrague Symphony, which is a tribute to the special love the composer had for that beautiful and musical city. Yolanda Kondonassis returns to the BPO, and Demarre McGill is making his debut with us- both superb musicians who will delight you!

PROGRAM NOTES Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jubilant, carefree energy sets the delightful Austrian composer, pianist and violinist tone of the opening Allegro. Scale-wise born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg; figures in the high violins dart to and fro, died: December 5, 1791, Vienna with fluttering grace notes over strolling accents in the lower registers. But just as Divertimento for Strings in D major, K.136 [125a] we might expect a kindly repeat for good I. Allegro measure, Wolfgang Amadeus brings the II. Andante in G music to an impromptu close. III. Presto Set in G major, the central Andante in triple time is a trove of melodic invention with rich, These are the first performances of this work harmonic luster. Despite his youth, Mozart’s on the Classics series; duration 12 minutes wonderful gift for chromatic innuendo is Mozart was all of 16 years old when he already manifest, with piquant and tuneful improvisations. Listeners may notice composed a set of three divertimento several rhythmic and thematic fragments quartets in 1772: K.136-137-138. They were which the composer employed in his later initially intended as salon entertainments, celebrated concertos and symphonies - i.e. for society dinner parties and the like. truly remarkable. At the time, a ‘divertimento quartet’ simply meant that a string bass was used in place Returning to D major, Master Wolfgang of the cello. The change enabled the bass offers a swirlingPresto-rondo , full of droll register to carry more efficiently throughout delights. Indeed, the young maestro already a large dining hall or ballroom filled with knew how to have fun with music, i.e. serving chattering patrons and servants. up a savvy main course with tuneful sauces on the side. Given that Wolfgang was Historians tell us that young Wolfgang also a splendid fiddler, the virtuoso flair probably intended the divertimentos as a required from the violins is fleet and facile ‘short score’ for the early symphonies he to the max. And as if winking at the Baroque composed during his later teens. All he had Age, the music blends into an episode of to do was add parts for the oboe, flute and counterpoint on the way, before a final timpani and perhaps a brief minuet. replay of the rondo tune. 22 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp and orchestral potential to be fully realized. Orchestra, K. 297c [299] K. 297c [299] reveals the unmistakable I. Allegro felicity Mozart possessed for setting II. Andantino instrumental contrasts to perfection. The III. Rondo: Allegro solo harp vis-à-vis solo flute is elegantly First and only Classics perforrmances: October sustained by an orchestral terra firma of 14, 15, 1988, with flutist Carol Wincenc strings with oboes, bassoons and horns in and harpist Heidi Lehwalder, conducted by pairs. The featured roles are replete with Andrew Litton; duration 27 minutes dialog, as if an operatic scenario were at hand. Mozart provides ample opportunity Whenever we study the genesis of Mozart’s for both performers to shine. As a whole, music, the effort is invariably highlighted K.299 provides a continuous sunshower from all directions by an abundance of of melody and development, beginning extraordinary fact. The Concerto for Flute straight away with a bright introduction and Harp is a fine example, scored when the in glistening C major. A full sonata-form composer was barely in his 22nd year, having development follows with a wonderful already produced an astonishing number of double cadenza before the music recaps original works - perhaps 300 or more. Our near the close. admiration is doubly fired when we consider A tender introduction in the strings that much of Mozart’s later output was, with welcomes the Andantino in F major, little doubt, already burgeoning within his offering a placid serenade. The dialog creative mind, including some of his finest resumes for the soloists, but this time the concerto statements in a genre known as gentle repartee seems to hold concealed the sinfonia concertante of which K.299 is poetry, shifting coyly back to C major for a prime example (the very famous Sinfonia an extended middle section. Pearly F major Concertante for Violin and Viola, K.364 returns to round out the reverie with a full would follow within a year). recitation in the solo harp, complemented It was during the composer’s extended visit by the obligato flute before the movement to Paris in 1778 that he wrote to his father blends to the last bar. “...I have already told you that the Duc de Rondo form was all the rage in the Parisian Guines plays the flute incomparably well, concert halls of the time, and Wolfgang and his daughter, who is now one of my Amadeus was out to please. From the pupils, plays the harp beautifully - elle est downbeat of the third movement, Allegro, magnifique”. Mozart’s enthusiasm for the the music takes off again in C with a blithe duo of father and daughter resulted in the introduction, soon joined by the soloists, current work, a contradiction to the often first the harp and then the flute, both in a alleged disfavor the composer held for the bantering virtuoso mood. Along the way flute (we remember that his last opera was the deft variations drift back and forth titled The Magic Flute). between C and G and F major, teasing and But in fact, the flutes available at the time tantalizing to a final duo cadenza in C, just before the sparkling close. C’est Mozart, were very primitive, especially when c’est magnifique. compared to the other woodwinds like the oboe, clarinet and the bassoon. Even in today’s hi-tech world a premier quality flute is far more difficult and costly to produce than any of the other woodwinds or brass. On the other hand, by the late 18th century the harp was already a dependable and much admired instrument, although it had to wait yet nearly a half century for its 23 Symphony No.38 in D Major, K.504 symphony the composer scored with just “Prague” three movements. I. Adagio; Allegro II. Andante As for the music, K.504 is a good example III. Finale: Presto of why historians and music lovers alike have often felt that Mozart always composed First Classics performance: December 18, 1949, with his heart in opera, even in his purely conducted by William Steinberg; most recent instrumental works. Throughout the performance: April 10, 2010, conducted by symphony, we have a sense of set and JoAnn Falletta; duration 26 minutes scene, as if the players in the orchestra were characters in a stage play. Despite the impoverished circumstances Symphony No.38 begins with an expansive, of his life, Mozart enjoyed a reputation as slow introduction. Note the dark nuance the greatest wunderkind in Europe - even when the tonality shifts to D minor, where through his adult years. But nowhere on the many opera buffs detect the ambiance of continent, not even in his native Austria, was Don Giovanni. The reference is supported the composer more celebrated and adored all the more by the merry sprint when the than in the Bohemian capital of Prague. curtain opens at the Allegro, and continues It was there that “Figaro madness” took with dramatic developments on the fly. flight after the premiere of the composer’s Marriage of Figaro in December of 1786 Andante was Mozart’s favorite tempo - the very week in which Mozart completed cue for the middle movements of his Symphony No.38. It is a small irony that piano concertos, and here the souvenir is Wolfgang Amadeus probably intended likewise peaceful, cast in G major. Although to take the new symphony with him on a the overall sentiment is light and serene, scheduled tour to England, in which case momentary shadows add traces of doubt. K.504 might have become the London To the point, historian and critic Ernest instead of the Prague symphony, with an Newman wrote of this movement: “A entirely different set of anecdotes. In any passionate melancholy, indications of a case, the raging success of Figaro prompted soul sometimes divided against itself, the an immediate invitation for Mozart to upsurging every now and then of a darker, conduct the opera in Prague a few weeks more turbid current through the limpid later. It was then that the composer - in upper waters of the composer’s mind.” response to public demand - presented a “Grand Musical Academy” of his works in a But Mozart never conceded to darkness, and concert on the 19th of January during which the Finale takes off with inimitable grace and he conducted the premiere of Symphony flair, back in D major. For the main theme, No.38. The work was so successful that the music winks back at Figaro, inviting us Mozart was obliged to return to the stage to a playground of verve and virtuosity. and improvise on tunes from Figaro. But Mozart is out to tease and please. The little encores would never be enough to appease tune is borrowed from Act II, where the the appetites of Prague - before the week ever-amorous Cherubino hides in a closet, was over Mozart had a commission for fearing discovery in Susanna’s dressing another opera - Don Giovanni. room by the Count. Susanna urgently sings Aprite, presto, sortie (Open up, quickly, It is therefore hardly a coincidence that come out), after which Cherubino leaps out the Prague symphony reflects some of the of her window to the garden below. The gaiety of Figaro and the solemnity of the scene is parodied as a symphonic rondo, rare dark moments from Don Giovanni. appropriately marked Presto, with jovial Indeed, musical fragments in the symphony returns and variations on the comic motif - relate directly to both works, although with whimsy at every whisk of the baton..! Mozart never quite delivers verbatim quotations. Also, K.504 was the last program notes by Edward Yadzinski 24 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Friday, January 30 at 8:00 PM ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT ALAN PARSONS, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals TOM BROOKS, conductor P.J. OLSSON, vocals ALASTAIR GREENE, lead guitar, vocals DANNY THOMPSON, drums GUY EREZ, bass MANNY FOCARAZZO, keyboards TODD COOPER, sax, vocals DAN TRACY, guitar, vocals

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ALAN PARSONS Alan Parsons dabbled with live performance in his late teens as a folk/blues acoustic player in the late sixties in his hometown of London. But as soon as he landed a job at the Abbey Road Studios at the age of 19, it became clear that recording was to dominate his career. He was assistant engineer on the last two albums by The Beatles and after becoming a full-fledged recording engineer, he worked with Paul McCartney and The Hollies. But it was his contribution as engineer on Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon that got him world attention and launched his producing career. In 1975, he met Eric Woolfson, who became his manager and songwriting and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. The APP's debut album, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe paved the way for a signing to the newly launched Arista label and a string of hit albums, namely I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985), Stereotomy (1986) and Gaudi (1987). 25 A brief venture into musical theatre resulted in Freudiana in 1990.The show ran for over a year in the historic Theater An Der Wien in Vienna. Eric and Alan then went separate ways. Eric devoted his career to the musical theatre while Parsons continued to record and perform symphonic rock music. With his previous APP collaborators, Alan dropped the "Project" identity for Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once in 1994. The partnership continued for two more albums while the first incarnation of "Alan Parsons Live Project" toured. Following Alan's relocation to California, a new Live Project band was formed in 2003. Another band reshuffle happened in 2010. The current live band consists of Alan on acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, P.J. Olsson on vocals, Manny Foccarazzo on keyboards, Guy Erez on bass, Alastair Greene on guitar, Danny Thompson on Drums, and Todd Cooper on sax, percussion and vocals. Alan's foray into electronica, A Valid Path, was released in 2004. 2008 saw the reissue of all Alan Parsons Project albums in expanded form, containing bonus material and a two-CD compilation called The Essential Collection. One of the most familiar Project tracks is Sirius, perhaps best known as the Chicago Bulls theme. It was also used as the walk-on music for The New Orleans Saints at their triumphant Superbowl game in 2010 and at the 2012 European Cup soccer matches. Sirius has been featured at countless other sporting events and in the movies Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Beerfest. With the help of Julian Colbeck, Alan wrote and produced a comprehensive instructional video series about recording called The Art & Science Of Sound Recording. It features contributions from a myriad of artists, engineers and producers and is narrated by Billy Bob Thornton. Alan has been supporting ASSR with lectures and Masterclass Training Sessions all over the world. Since the beginning of 2012, Alan has been busy in the studio doing vocals for German Electronica outfit, Lichtmond, on a soon-to-be released song and video called Precious Life. Another vocal performance with YES stars Billy Sherwood and Chris Squire on a song called The Technical Divide has been released on Cleopatra Records under the title "The Prog Collective." Alan has received 11 Grammy nominations, The Les Paul Award in 1995 and The Diva Hall Of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in Munich, Germany in June 2012. He is in demand as public speaker and was keynote speaker at the 1998 Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco and the opening speaker at the TEDx Conejo conference in California in 2012. Alan has two sons, Jeremy and Daniel, from his first marriage – both living in the UK. Alan now lives on an organic avocado farm in California with his wife Lisa and her two daughters, three dogs, several cats, chickens and an 18-hand Clydesdale.

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Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 8:00 PM BEN VEREEN Stefan Sanders, conductor Ben Vereen, guest artist David Loeb, conductor Michael Boone, bass Mark Dicciani, drums

BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide

KANDER & EBB/ Chicago Ted Ricketts

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ/ Day by day from Godspell Hermann

BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town I. The Great Lover II. Lonely Town (Pas de deux) III. Times Square

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Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 27 BEN VEREEN Few entertainers are as accomplished or versatile as Ben Vereen. On Broadway, Vereen appeared in Wicked, Fosse, I’m Not Rappaport, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grind, Pippin, Jelly’s Last Jam and A Christmas Carol. His role in Pippin garnered him both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for “Best Actor in a Musical.” He was the first simultaneous winner of the “Entertainer of the Year,” “Rising Star,” and “Song and Dance Star” awards from the American Guild of Variety Artists. His acting credits include Chicken George in Roots and Louis Armstrong in Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style. He was featured in the movie On The One - Preaching to the Choir. Other film credits includeSweet Charity, All That Jazz, and Funny Lady (Golden Globe nomination). He is active on the lecture circuit, speaking about overcoming adversity, arts in education, black history, motivational topics, recovery through physical and occupational therapy and the importance of continuing education. Ben has served on the boards of Ballet Florida, the American Red Cross and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Association. He was chairman of the American Heart Association. In 1989, he spearheaded “Celebrities for a Drug Free America,” which raised more than $300,000. The Community Mental Health Council awarded Ben with their 2004 Lifeline Celebration Achievement Award. He received Israel’s Cultural and Humanitarian Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and an Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. The University of Arizona, Emerson College, St. Francis College, and Columbia College have granted him honorary doctorates. In 2001, Medgar Evers College created the Ben Vereen Scholarship for the Performing Arts.

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Saturday, February 7 at 8:00 PM Sunday, February 8 at 2:30 PM

Classics Series RUSSIAN DIVERSION JoAnn Falletta, conductor Natasha Paremski, piano

JACK GALLAGHER Diversions Overture

BRAHMS Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 I. Maestoso II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo Natasha Paremski, piano

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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, "Little Russian" I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace IV. Finale: Moderato assai; Allegro vivo

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Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 29 NATASHA PAREMSKI, PIANO Born in Moscow, Natasha Paremski moved to the United States at the age of 8. She is now based in New York. She won the Gilmore Young Artists prize in 2006 at age 18 and the Prix Montblanc in 2007. In 2010, she was the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year. Her first recital album was released in 2011 and it debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart. In 2012, she recorded Tchaikovsky’s first concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Fabien Gabel. In the 2010-11 season, she played the world premiere of a sonata written for her by Gabriel Kahane, which was also included in her album. At the suggestion of John Corigliano, she brought her insight and depth to his Piano Concerto with the Colorado Symphony. In December 2008, she was the featured pianist in choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s Danse Concertantes at New York’s Joyce Theater. In 2007, Natasha participated in Twin Spirits, a project starring Sting and Trudie Styler that explores the music and writing of Robert and Clara Schumann, which was released on DVD. She has performed in the project live several times with the co-creators. Paremski began her studies at age 4 at Moscow’s Andreyev School of Music. She studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music before moving to New York to study at Mannes College of Music, from which she graduated in 2007. Paremski made her professional debut at age 9 with the El Camino Youth Symphony in California. JEAN-SÉBASTIEN ROY, GUEST CONCERTMASTER Jean-Sébastien Roy was awarded two of the greatest distinctions in Canada: the Prix d’Europe and the loan of the 1717 Windsor Weinstein Stradivarius (2006- 2009). He was a top prize winner at the 2004 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition and received the Joseph Rouleau Award at the 2006 Montreal International Violin Competition. During the 2009-2010 season, he did a major Canadian tour under the auspices of Prairie Debut. Roy was Artist in Residence at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal during the 2010-2011 season. He has been a soloist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy and the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. His rendition of Berg’s KammerKonzert at the Kulas Hall of Cleveland received exceptional critical acclaim. He has given recitals in the UK, France, Germany, United States, New Zealand and Polynesia. A formidable chamber musician, he has collaborated with world-renowned artists such as Peter Salaff, Éric Lesage, Ida Haendel, and Andrew Wan. He was the first violinist 30 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA of the Lloyd Carr-Harris string quartet, winner of the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, and toured three continents with this ensemble. In 2008, Roy was guest associate concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France. During the 2011-2012 season, he was guest concertmaster of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He served as guest concertmaster with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Columbus Symphony, and was recently appointed Concertmaster of the McGill Chamber Orchestra. He was awarded the ‘Prix avec Grande Distinction à l’unianimité du jury’ of the Montréal Conservatory of Music in 2002, and studied with Paul Kantor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Roy acknowledges the support of the Canimex Foundation and the Québec and Canada Councils for the Arts. He currently plays a violin made in 1745 by Carlo Antonio Testore and uses a Jacob Eury bow, made in 1830. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Our program this week links three pieces of diverse backgrounds- each one of them filled with vitality and color. Jack Gallagher’sDiversions Overture is a swashbuckling tour-de-force for the orchestra, and you will love discovering this powerful American voice. Natasha Paremski joins us for Brahms’ towering First Piano Concerto and will bring her own brand of Russian fireworks to this work- truly a musical drama between the piano and orchestra that unfolds with bold grandeur. We pay a tribute to our soloist’s heritage with Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, subtitled “Little Russian” because the composer was inspired by folk songs from Ukraine.

PROGRAM NOTES Jack Gallagher About Diversions Overture, the composer American composer writes: born: June 27, 1947, Brooklyn, NY “The Overture was written for the Wooster Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and given Diversions Overture its premiere by that ensemble under the These are the first performances of this work direction of Jeffrey Lindberg on 15 November on the Classics series; duration 10 minutes 1986. It takes its name from my Diversions for Symphonic Band of 1985, a three-movement Jack Gallagher holds a Bachelor of Arts work whose last movement provides the from Hofstra University and a Masters and overture’s principal thematic material. Framed Doctorate from Cornell. His principal teachers by a slow introduction and reflective coda, the in composition were Elie Siegmeister, Robert overture progresses from quiet beginnings Palmer, and Burrill Phillips, with consultant in solo winds to a faster, tutti passage for full study under Aaron Copland, George Crumb orchestra. The contrasting middle section and Ned Rorem. Gallagher’s catalog of original employs concertante solo strings, leading to music includes diverse works for orchestra, a chorale for brass. The reappearance of the chorus, and wind and chamber ensembles. main material culminates in a final statement Since 1977 he has been a Professor of Music for full orchestra, followed by a revisiting of the at The College of Wooster in Ohio, where he slower material of the opening. Scored for two has taught trumpet, composition and 20th- flutes (second doubling piccolo), two oboes century music theory. (second doubling English Horn), two clarinets 31 (second doubling bass clarinet), two bassoons, - probing resonance in the bass, deep and lush four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, in the middle register, lyrical and crystalline timpani, two percussionists, harp and strings, in the treble. In short, his keyboard style has the overture is dedicated with warm affection an unmistakable symphonic feel, altogether to my daughter Kelly and son Ryan.” evident in his D minor concerto of 1859. Pastoral woodwinds under mysterious high From the thunderous opening bars, listeners clouds in the strings open the curtain to a often note a statement of youthful urgency - lyrical tonal landscape. Big sky effects worthy one which bears a few subtle salutes to the first of Copland generate a sense of Americana, movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony. But with a decidedly transparent orchestration. in a moment lyrical strings uncover a Byronic At center, a brazen-brass folk dance conjures chant over probing, lower strings, reprised a brightly-hued western soundscape in with stormy trills and angular rhythms. The the Hollywood manner, punctuated by movement is buoyed by equal measures of bumptious percussion. In gradual turns, the virtuosity and choir-like incantations from the opening timbres are recalled in a modest soloist, including a magnificent second theme closing coda, very much like a wide, silver- in glory-bound F major, heard first in the piano. screen dissolve. Ever loyal, Brahms added a Latin quote to Johannes Brahms the title page of the second movement - German composer and pianist Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Apart born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg; died: April from its religious significance, most biographers 3, 1897, Vienna believe the line also represents secular praise of Clara (Brahms had often referred to Robert Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor for Piano Schumann as ‘Dominus” - Master). Removing and Orchestra, Op.15 all doubt about his double entendre, Johannes I. Maestoso wrote to Clara - “I am also painting a lovely II. Adagio portrait of you. It is the Adagio.” A more adoring, III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo more intimate lyric for piano and orchestra has First Classics performance: December 20, never been scored - including exquisite colors 1937, with pianist C. Gordon Watkins, from the strings and woodwinds and a cadenza conducted by Franco Autori; most recent of sheer poetry. performance: February 20, 2010, with She walks in beauty, like the night pianist Peter Serkin, conducted by JoAnn Of cloudless climes and starry skies; Falletta; duration 44 minutes And all that ‘s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes. Johannes Brahms was barely past his teens — Lord Byron when he was introduced to the household of Clara and Robert Schumann. Straight away, After this exquisite reverie, we are treated Herr Schumann recognized the extraordinary to the spry opening of the third movement talent of the young pianist-composer, for Rondo - a brash, folk-like dance tune in the whom he became an ardent supporter. When piano. Typical of rondo form, the sassy motif Robert was committed to an asylum, Johannes gets a workout via many variations in style responded with every measure of kindness and instrumental texture. Along the way the for Clara and her seven children. Their mutual trail is marked with heralding snippets in the friendship endured for life. For her part, Clara brass, several dreamy escapes in the strings, a was also one of the greatest pianists in Europe, midway fugue and a virtuoso cadenza before and Brahms quite naturally reached to her for the end game gathers to a close with a pre- advice on his new scores. Hollywood, Romantic flourish. We note that Brahms himself was also a first- As an aside, historians have burned a lot of class performer. His many scores for the midnight oil over the relationship between piano are imbued with a powerful undertow life-long bachelor Johannes Brahms and Clara 32 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Schumann. Over the years they shared as itself out by means of sounds, as a lyric poet much time as their busy lives allowed, and expresses himself in verses.” exchanged hundreds of letters, many of which “Little Russian” is a title derived from ‘little have been preserved and published. But not Russia’ - a very old nickname (not always long before Clara’s passing, they took a cruise complimentary), formerly applied to the on the River Rhine and threw dozens of their Ukraine. The reference derives from the most revealing letters into the swift current, Ukrainian folk tunes which Tchaikovsky taking mutual delight that historians would engraved into the opening and closing forever rue the event - and they do. At her movements. The first of these, Down by passing, Brahms wrote that Clara was the most Mother Volga, serves as the principal theme profound experience of his life. of the opening Andante. At the downbeat, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky a lightning flash clears the air for the tune, Russian composer chanted from a lambent French horn, then born: April 25, 1840, Votkinsk; echoed in the bassoon over pizzicato strings. died: October 25, 1893, St. Petersburg A transformation in mood progresses to the point where the nervous figures are heard at Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Op.17 the Allegro vivo, quoting a Russian national “Little Russian” hymn, Let God Arise! (the theme was later I. Andante sostenuto; Allegro vivo borrowed by Rimsky-Korsakoff for his well- II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato known Russian Easter Overture). III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace IV. Finale: Moderato assai; Allegro vivo For the second movement, Tchaikovsky offers a contrast in mood with a cryptic march in First Classics performance: January 21, 1947, E-flat major, using the music he had scored conducted by Igor Stravinsky; most recent for a poignant wedding procession in his early performance: April 2, 2000, conducted by opera Undine. The scene begins with soft JoAnn Falletta; duration 32 minutes pulses in the timpani under a strolling figure in the clarinet and bassoon. In gradual steps, the Symphony No.2 was composed in 1872, music blossoms into a bouquet of orchestral four years before Tchaikovsky ventured into color, with intricate filigree from all sections, the world of classical ballet with Swan Lake in before fading over a distant horizon. 1876. Indeed, the emotive nuance of dance Scherzo means ‘playful and joking,’ and the third seems to radiate from every bar. Unmistakable movement fills the bill in a breezy virtuoso style, are the stress and stride of the rhythms, the with scampering woodwinds and flighty strings. lusty Romantic phrases in the Bolshoi manner, A charming interlude mid-way will remind the extended ensemble sections as if scored many listeners of the composer’s signature for a corps de ballet, the strutting heft of grand effects in Nutcracker. Sheer delight. jetés on the fly. We sense a storyline in progress. To the point, Tchaikovsky once remarked that a Stand by for ever more dazzle and bluster symphony without a program was “a symphony in the Finale, which opens with a brassy that meant nothing” and wrote: praeludium based on another Ukrainian folk tune - The Crane. In turn follows a woodland “The symphony is the most lyrical of all musical scherzo replete with sprites and fairy-tale forms. Should it not express all that for which imagery so popular in 19th century ballet there are no words but which appeals from scores. An extended development with the soul and demands to be expressed? spectacular orchestral timbres radiates across How can one convey these indefinable the stage, at moments boisterous, at times sensations that you feel when you write an intimate. After a breathless pause, a theatrical instrumental composition without a definite coda draws the curtain to a close with power subject? It is a purely lyrical process. It is the strokes in celestial C major. Breathtaking..! musical confession of an overburdened soul which according to its essential nature pours program notes by Edward Yadzinski 33 34 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 8:00 PM STEVE LIPPIA AND SINATRA Bradley Thachuk, conductor Steve Lippia, vocalist

ARLEN/Tyzik I've Got the World on a String COLEMAN/Tyzik The Best is Yet to Come VAN HEUSEN/Tyzik All the Way KAEMPFERT Strangers in the Night DRAKE/Vanacore It Was a Very Good Year PORTER/Tyzik I've Got You Under My Skin KERN/Tyzik The Way You Look Tonight STEPHEN SONDHEIM Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music KAY/Tyzik That's Life INTERMISSION RODGERS/Tyzik The Lady is a Tramp DISTEL/Friedlander The Good Life VAN HEUSEN/Tyzik Come Fly with Me RODGERS/Riddle I Have Dreamed from The King and I HOWARD Fly Me to the Moon STYNE/Stordahl Saturday Night (is the loneliest night of the week) MANN/Tyzik In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning LOESSER/Friedlander Luck be a Lady from Guys and Dolls ANKA/Tyzik My Way

This concert was made possible by a gift from The Cullen Foundation in memory of John S. Cullen, II. Please join us in the Mary Seaton Room after the concert for our free Sweetheart Dance featuring The Katy Miner Quartet sponsored by the Reid Group. Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 35 STEVE LIPPIA, VOCALIST Steve Lippia has established his place among the finest interpreters of standards and traditional pop music in the nation. He headlined highly successful, extended engagements at the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, where audiences lined up two hours before show time to vie for seating. He has performed in multiple engagements for Hilton Atlantic City and Casino Windsor. Lippia has performed to sold-out symphony audiences across North America and headlined standing room only crowds at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, backed by the Nelson Riddle and Woody Herman Orchestras. He performed in a highly successful European Jazz Festival Tour which resulted in a special on Finnish TV2. Lippia has performed at numerous special events, including a $1,000 per plate gala for the JazzAspen Festival, a gala fundraiser honoring Betty Ford in Vail, Colorado, and many special and ticketed events with Keith Lockhart and Boston Pops. He has also performed at special events for Irwin Winkler, Aaron Spelling, the Walton Family, Donald Trump and Michael Dell. Lippia’s TV appearances include “Extra,” FOX’s “Good Day New York,” CNN’s “Showbiz Today,” ABC and the BBC. Lippia’s much acclaimed, self-titled CD was recorded at Warner Brothers’ Studios with a 41-piece symphony. In addition, he has recorded “Steve Lippia Live.” His third CD, “Steve Lippia in Concert,” was released in 2009 to rave reviews. Lippia is a native of Southington, Connecticut. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and two miniature German Schnauzers.

36 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BRADLEY THACHUK, CONDUCTOR Bradley Thachuk joined the Niagara Symphony Orchestra in 2011 as Music Director and Principal Conductor. He previously held the position of Associate Conductor for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Interim Music Director for the Prince George Symphony Orchestra in Canada. Thachuk served as conducting assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras in 2000–01 and had a continued association with these orchestras as an assistant conductor. Thachuk has conducted orchestras and opera in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, the United States and Canada. Recent and upcoming guest engagements include debuts with Cincinnati Pops, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Tuscon Symphony, the Toronto Philharmonia Orchestra and 13 Strings in Canada, and return engagements with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (Canada), the Reading (PA) Symphony Orchestra and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Last season, Thachuk, along with the NSO, could also be seen in an HBO concert documentary with singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, followed by a word-wide CD/DVD release of the concert. From 2000–02 he was the Opera Conductor for Miami University (Ohio), and from 1995–98 he held the position of music director for the Brampton Symphony Orchestra in Ontario. He made his European operatic debut, conducting Don Giovanni at the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Italy, where he held the position of staff conductor for two years with the Opera Theatre of Lucca. He has also toured as the conductor for the Australian rock group Air Supply, conducted the soundtrack for the filmThe Eternal Husband and has become a much sought-after symphonic arranger. Online, he can be found at bradleythachuk.com, http://twitter.com/BradleyThachuk and “Like” Bradley Thachuk on Facebook

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42 43 MEET A MUSICIAN: LINDA GREENE If the newest member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra looks familiar to you, there’s a good reason for that. Before she won the audition for second flute this fall, Linda Greene had spent a year as a temporary appointment to the position, and had also subbed for the BPO on numerous occasions. “I’ve always had my eye on the BPO as an orchestra I wanted to play for,” Greene said, adding that the season that she spent in Buffalo just confirmed her longstanding interest. She made friends in the orchestra, enjoyed a strong relationship with her colleagues, and liked working under JoAnn Falletta. When the position was posted, she did not hesitate to apply, and triumphed over more than 100 candidates. But there’s another benefit to being in the BPO for Greene: Buffalo is only three hours away from the Syracuse region, where she not only grew up but spent the bulk of her career. Raised in the small town of Earlville, Greene attended Syracuse University because they welcomed non-music majors in their department. “I was very good in the sciences and math, and my family wanted me to go in that direction. I discovered it was a huge mistake and changed to music,” Greene recalled. She graduated from Syracuse University and began performing and teaching, with a goal of becoming a symphony musician. She performed regularly with the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY, and taught at Hamilton College, as well as taking on private students. She thought her goal had been realized when she won a position at Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and was with them for five years before they went bankrupt. The varied career provided many incredible performance experiences. She was a concerto soloist with a number of smaller orchestras around the state, an experience which she said she loves. She played the recorder in Glimmerglass’ performance of Lully’s Armide, which she described as “a mental challenge like you would not believe,” and has inspired her to seek out other opportunities to play recorder. In 2012, she went with the Glimmerglass Opera on a tour of Oman. She performed at Carnegie Hall with the Society For New Music and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and returned there with the BPO for Spring For Music. Greene is now looking forward to the stability that being a member of the BPO will provide. She is in the process of settling into a North Buffalo home, and although she plans to take on some private students at some point, she is enjoying the opportunity to focus intensely on her own performance. She also relishes exploring her new home. “I have a passion for being outside in the country, doing something like riding my bike or cross-country skiing. It’s something I got away from a bit,” she said. “I’m looking forward to getting into the hills south of Buffalo.” She plans to go antiquing, visit the shops on Hertel, and explore Buffalo’s park system. But she says the city reminds her of home in many positive ways. “There’s such a sense of community. Syracuse had it, too. I think it’s an Upstate New York kind of thing. You can really feel it in Buffalo. I was thrilled to death to have won this job. I’m very, very, very happy with this.”

44 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SPONSOR A MUSICIAN Guest concertmaster Natalie Piskorsky, Patti DiLutis, clarinet Sponsored by Clement and associate principal viola Sponsored by Dennis P. Quinn Karen Arrison Sponsored by Dr. Patricia and *Burt Notarius Salvatore Andolina, Ansgarius Aylward, clarinet/saxophone assistant concertmaster Matthew Phillips, viola Sponsored by Nancy L. Dowdell Sponsored Anonymously Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Glenn Einschlag, bassoon Marylouise Nanna, first violin Sponsored by Dr. and Sponsored by El and Kate Holzemer, viola Mrs. Friedrich J. Albrecht Shell Schneiderman Sponsored by Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro Martha Malkiewicz, Douglas Cone, first violin bassoon/contrabassoon Sponsored by Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Janz Castelo, viola Sponsored by Frances L. Morrison Sponsored by Anthony J. and Diana Sachs, first violin Barbara Cassetta Duane Saetveit, french horn Sponsored by Gordon and Sponsored by Cheryl and Gretchen Gross Feng Hew, John Howe associate principal cello Alan Ross, first violin Sponsored by Kenneth Schmieder, Jay Matthews, french horn Sponsored by Anthony J. and in loving memory of Nancy L. Julian Sponsored by Philip H. Hubbell, in Carmela M. Colucci loving memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Monte Hoffman, cello Loren Silvertrust, first violin Sponsored by Mr. and Alex Jokipii, principal trumpet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Sponsored by Nancy L. Dowdell Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr. Robert Hausmann, cello Timothy Smith, trombone Megan Prokes, first violin Sponsored by Sally and Sponsored by Arthur W. and Sponsored in honor of Dr. Doreen Donald Dussing Elaine I. Cryer Rao by Sue Fay & Carl David Schmude, cello Jeffrey Dee, bass trombone Antoine Lefebvre, Sponsored by Jim and Sponsored by Edward N. Giannino, Jr. principal second violin Michal Wadsworth Sponsored by Dorothy Westhafer Matthew Bassett, timpani Amelie Fradette, cello Sponsored by Nick and Jacqueline Galluzzo, Sponsored by Ms. Cindy Abbott Bonnie Hopkins associate principal second violin Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro Sponsored by Sandra and Dinesh Joseph, percussion Dennis McCarthy Brett Shurtliffe, Sponsored by Lynne Marie Finn, on associate principal bass behalf of Superior Group Richard Kay, second violin Sponsored by Mr. Bruce C. Baird and Sponsored by Joyce L. Wilson Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird *deceased

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BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ANNUAL FUND The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions, grants and sponsorships received from the following individuals, corporations and foundations who gave $500 and above. While the thousands upon thousands of donors whose gifts ranged from $1 to $499 are too numerous to list here, we gratefully acknowledge those additional individuals, groups, companies and foundations who give to us so generously. Millonzi Society Maestro’s Circle Concertmaster Circle $150,000+ $10,000-$24,999 $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (1) Anonymous (1) Anonymous Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro Dr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht and Mr. Francis M. Letro Martin G. & Linda Anderson The Cameron and Jane Baird Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt Joan & Peter Andrews Mr. Charles Balbach Family Foundation Foundation The Reverend and Mrs. Peter Bridgford Andy T. Anselmo Britton Trust Ansie Baird Louis P. Ciminelli Family Buffalo Bills, Inc. Albert J. and Toni Baratto James and Linda Beardi Foundation Anthony J. & Barbara Cassetta The Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson Better Buffalo Fund at the Carol & Angelo Fatta Arthur W. & Elaine Cryer Jennifer Dowdell and Nancy Dowdell Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo The John R. Oishei Sally & Don Dussing Bob & Doris Drago Mr. & Mrs. Hazard K. Campbell Foundation Members, Erie County Music Mrs. Ann Cohn Educators Association Anthony J. and Carmela M. Colucci Ms. JoAnn Falletta Peter & Maria Eliopoulos & Mr. Robert Alemany Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger Neil and Doris Farmelo Mrs. Lynne Marie Finn $50,000-$149,999 The Foundation William & Marjorie* Gardner for Jewish Philanthropies Sarah Goodyear Clement & Karen Arrison Patricia & William Frederick Gordon and Gretchen Gross Dick & Pat* Garman Charles J. Hahn* & Joy Rogers The Cullen Foundation George & Bodil Gellman The Hahn Family Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Mr. Thomas J. Hanifin Mulroy Family Foundation Daniel & Barbara Hart Barbara W. Henderson Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation The Hicks Fund John & Carolyn Yurtchuk Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Monte Hoffman & Niscah Koessler Bonnie & Nick Hopkins David and Lucinda Hohn John & Cheryl Howe Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. Mr. Philip H. Hubbell, John J. and Maureen O. Hurley $25,000-$49,999 In memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Drs. Clement and Margot Ip Martha & Tom Hyde Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Kadet Brent D. Baird Roberta & Michael Joseph Ms. Ellen Koessler The Seymour H. Knox John W. & Mary M. Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Baird Foundation, Inc. Koessler Foundation John W. Koessler, III Mrs. Mary M. Koessler Mr. Bruce C. Baird and Kenneth A. & Gretchen P. Krackow The Linton Foundation W. & J. Larson Family Foundation Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Frances L. Morrison Marie A. Marshall Nangee Morrison The Baird Foundation In Memory of Harriet B. Stewart Dr. and Mrs. George H. Nancollas Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Montante, Sr. Dr. Patricia & Burt* Notarius Mrs. Catherine M. Beltz Mr. & Mrs. Reginald B. Newman, II Daniel C. Oliverio NOCO Foundation, Inc. The Ralph F. Peo Fund at the CFGB Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Dennis Quinn Family Foundation David & Joan Rogers Foundation The Vincent and Harriet Ms. Catherine F. Schweitzer Palisano Foundation Scott R. & Rachel C. Stenclik Grigg Lewis Foundation, Inc. J. Warren Perry and Edwin F. Stohrer, Jr. Charles Donald Perry Memorial Fund Steve and Nicole Swift Montgomery Family Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Carolyn & Joe Voelkl Family Fund Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation Foundation El & Shell Schneiderman Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Irv & Elaine Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr. Joyce L. Wilson Dorothy Westhafer 47 Encore Circle Principal’s Circle Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable Foundation $2,500-$4,999 $1,750-$2,499 Ellen Todd Cooper Anonymous (1) Anonymous (1) Dr. Elizabeth Conant and Ms. Camille Cox Gary and Marjorie Abelson Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog Marilyn R. Cornelius Cole & Nancy Bergan Vanda Albera Nancy A. Cunningham William & Ida Christie Fund for Music Doug and Ellen Bean Roger and Roberta Dayer Elizabeth G. Clark Juan and Sylvia De Rosas Dennis & Leilani Black Amy L. Clifton & Theodore B.K. Walsh Mark Chason and Mariana Dr. and Mrs. David C. Dean Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo James and Mary Frances Derby Botero-Chason William Freyd & Diana Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. DePaolo Tim and Lois DiCarlo Friends of the BPO Duane and Nancy Dipirro Judith Clarke & Alan Dozoretz Drs. James Grunebaum & Joan M. Doerr R. Irene Dwigans Penelope Prentice Ellen & Victor Doyno Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Easton Michele O. Heffernan Robert Joel Drago Paul Erisman & John J. Cordes George T. Driscoll, Jr. Marion S. Fay Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III Drs. Philip Dvoretsky & Linda Ludwig Peter and Ilene Fleischmann Dr. & Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes Jeanne C. Eaton Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Professor Joseph Kelly, Esq. Dr. Edward G. Eberl C.F. and A.F. Kurtz Edward N. Giannino, Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Leo J. Fallon Norma Jean Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Gioia Dr. Robert Fenstermaker Margaret V. Manzella Trust Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr. Ferguson Electric Foundation Randy & Diana Martinusek Ms. Constance A. Greco Mr. Kim A. Ferullo Anne Moot Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer Joyce E. Fink Emmett & Carol Murphy George Byron Fisher and Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez Irene E. Norton Edwin P. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Odza Thomas and Grace Flanagan Mr. & Mrs. G. Wayne Hawk Tom & Lois Pause Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fleming Dave & Katie Hayes Henry and Patty Porter William and Beth Fleming Mr. and Mrs.* Robert Irwin Ms. Georgeann W. Redman Mrs. Burt P. Flickinger, Jr. Dr. Robert & Hana Jacobi Denise & Ron Rezabek Rose H. and Leonard H. Frank Bruce and Gail Johnstone Dr. Annie Schapiro Community Endowment Fund Joy Family Foundation Gary & Barbara Schober Laurence & Eileen Franz Dwight King & Leslie Duggleby Nancy B. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. David Fried Douglas G. & Nancy Kirkpatrick Amy L. Clifton & Theodore B.K. Walsh Mr. Richard L. Friend Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Giambra James & Leslie Kramer Mrs. Mary W. Wickett Joe and Lynne Giroux Charles & Judith Manzella Mr. and Mrs. K. Wiedenhaupt Marjorie Girth Mr. & Mrs. William E. Mathias II Dr. and Mrs. Louis Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman Susan Graham & Jon Kucera New York Council for the Humanities Bravo Circle Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Greene Franklin & Colleen Nice $1,000-$1,749 Mr. Gary B. Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Nobel Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Guenther Don and Jane Ogilvie Dr. George N. Abraham Ken & Gladys Hardcastle Richard & Karen Penfold Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Ackerman Van & Dianne Harwood Nancy and Louis* Reif Kenneth & Maura Africano Philip M. & Marion Henderson Mr. & Mrs. John Reinhold Rita Argen Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr. Frances M. Rew Ronald E. and Mary L. Banks George M. Hillenbrand, II Deborah Henning and Thomas Rolle Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Bannon Richard & Lynn Hirsch Nancy L Julian* and Steve Earnhart and Jennifer Barbee Luella Johnson Mr. Kenneth Schmieder Dave & Wendy Barth Craig & Deborah Johnston Ms. Anne Schneider & Dr. David B. Bender Dr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Joyce Mr. Ronald L. Frank Anne Bonte Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Joseph & Carole Sedita James A. Brophy and Fraser B. Drew* William P. Keefer Drs. Robert & Maxine Seller Gary and Willow Brost Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Lowell and Ellen Shaw Elaine & Mel Brothman Michael & Marilee Keller Dorothy J. Brown Deetta & Frank Silvestro Milton Kicklighter Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch Joan & Roger Simon The Herbert & Ella Knight Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation Family Charitable Fund Drs. Stephen and Monica Spaulding Drs. Douglas R. and Barbara B. Bunker Carol & John Kociela James and Karen Stephenson The Reverends Sarah Buxton-Smith and Ken & Paula Koessler Barry Swartz Stephen J.S. Smith Dr. Bernard Kolber Jim & Connie Tanous Margaret C. Callanan Bob & Liz Kolken Nicole and Nicholas Tzetzo Barbara & Jerry Castiglia Robert J. and Mary Ann Kresse Vogt Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James L. Cecchini Katherine Kubala Jim and Michal Wadsworth Richard & Elisabeth Cheney Risé & Kevin Kulick Ted & Ingrid Wetherbee Nan & Will Clarkson Drs. Jeffrey Lackner & Mrs. Robert C. Wetter Mrs. Ruth Cohan Ann Marie Carosella C. Richard and Joyce T. Zobel Joan & Michael Cohen Michael & Stephanie Laipple 48 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lawrence Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Brian Parisi Copiers Systems, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lazar Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wood Laura Hurd Brodie Susan B. Lee Mr. Paul M. Wos Dorothy J. Brown Mrs. Kalista Lehrer Stephen McCabe & Gretchen Wylegala Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Brown Jordan & Holly Levy Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak Drs. Douglas & Barbara Bunker Stewart & Faye Levy Paul Zarembka Mr. William D. Burns* Gerald and Jody Lippes Joseph & Susan Cardamone Howard & Lorna Lippes Catherine M. Campbell Jack & Inez Lippes Patron Circle Rudolph and Ann Casarsa Anne and Alan Lockwood Jackie Castle $750-$999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Chur Madison Community Foundation Morton & Natalie Abramson Mrs. John Churchill Judy Marine Nancy S. Barrett David Ciesla Jim & Kathy Marshall Tim and Belle Butler Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan Mrs. Mary Clark Janet M. Casagrande Private Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clark Miss Victoria A. Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon E. Merritt Debby and Gary Cohen Martin E. Messinger Dr. Sebastian & Marilyn Ciancio Joan & Michael Cohen Enrico & Marisa Mihich Andrea and Don Copley Columbus McKinnon Corp. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchell Philip & Marguerite Coppens Conax Technologies LLC Ms. Sally J. Moehlau Dr. & Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Connolly, Jr. Ann Moot Michael P. D’Ambrosio Ellen Todd Cooper Donna & Leo Nalbach Miriam and Peter Dow David & Mary Ann Coulson Michael & Janette Neumeister Stephen & Suzanne Evans Annette M. Cravens Dr. & Mrs. James P. Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Louis Goldberg Teresa Danforth Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Brien William & Lucy Grad Rebecca and John Davidson Alphonso & Marcia O’Neil-White Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. Beverly J. Davies Judith Parkinson Charles J. Kaars Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Desha Robert J. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Laping Margaret Diamond & Jacob Schactner David A. DiCarlo Reverend Diane & Craig Phinney Dr. John Leddy and Dr. Carmen Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Polokoff Richard and Cornelia Dopkins Susan Mayers David T. Duff Susan Potter John E. Milner Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Pyrak Marianne G. Dunn Gregory Photiadis & Sandra Chelnov Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eardley Ms. Elaine Ragusa Darwin and Ruth Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Ebel Marilyn L. Reeves William Kenneth Schmitt Fund Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Efron Corinne & Victor Rice Foundation Edwin and Virginia Sprague Rosemary Elliott Mary Anne Rokitka Freddie M. Thompson Nitza & Avery Ellis Maureen W. & Dr. Richard J. Saab Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Vaughan Erie and Niagara Insurance Association Anne Saldanha M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falkner Saldanha Family Foundation Pierre & Barbara Williot Michael R. Fiels W. Scott & Kristin Saperston First Presbyterian Church William F. & Elizabeth Savino Mr. & Mrs. James C. Yuhnke Mr. and Mrs. David M. Zebro Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Fisher Daniel J. Schmauss John Fleischman, Jr. Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Flickinger Betty Schultz Rita A. Forman Brenda Baird Senturia Crescendo Sergio Fornasiero Caren & Stuart Shapiro $500-$749 Ellen S. Friedland, Ph.D. Mrs. Brenda K. Shelton Accounting Group of and Thomas A. Hays, M.D. Shuman Family Foundation Inc. Western New York CPA PC Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta Robert and Dixie Siegel Anonymous (4) Rose M. Furman Drs. George & Sharon Simpson Mr. David Alexander Mrs. Sue S. Gardner Juanita & Neville Spring and Ms. Margaret McDonnell Theodore & Joan Geier Gerould R. Stange Steve & Jean Ambroselli Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Gentile Malcolm & Alma Strachan Burtram W. & Ellen Anderson Grand Island Transit Corp. Marilyn & Irving Sultz Rita M. Antolena Carol A. Greiner Ms. Carol Sundberg Mr. and Mrs. James M. Arena Kathryn Karlic & Peter Gross Gary R. Sutton John and Amy Bair Kenneth W. Gross Gary and Katharina Szakmary Susan Baird Robert & Kathryn Hallborg Joseph R. Takats Foundation Teo & Jennifer Balbach Mrs. Marion P. Hanson Ivan Tarnopoll Bradford H. Banks Charles & Virginia Harrington John & Susan Thomas Tom & Judy Beecher Maryanne Harvey Terry & Jerry Thomas C. S. Behler Paul and Suellen Hassett Jeffrey Ting Berardi Immigration Law Arlene Haug Phyllis Tobin Alice F. Bird Barbara R. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Travers Jr. Dr. Ann M. Bisantz & Dr. Albert H. Titus Edward and Karen Healy Sheila Trossman & Bud Anthone Renate Bob Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr. Connie & Jack Walsh Bonadio & Co., LLP Mr. and Mrs. R. Bradley Herbert Robert & Elisabeth Wilmers Mr. & Mrs.* Franklin Bossler Dr. Theodore Herman & Wayne & Janet Wisbaum Mr. and Mrs. Hilary P. Bradford Ms. Judith Ann Cohen 49 Ms. Marie Olive Hewett Mrs. Anita Kaye Militello Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulz Charles & Janet Hodges Mrs. Joseph J. Militello Henry P. and Tricia Semmelhack Duncan C. Hollinger Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Miller Mrs. Leonard Semski Mr. & Mrs. John G. Horn Joan and Hugh Miller Mr. Eugene M. Setel Lindsey Humes Dr. & Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero Jr. Peter Siedlecki and Lynnette N. Mende Laura Hurd Dr. Michael C. Moore Mr. William P. Siegler Ms. Suzanne M. Jacobs Ms. Sandra G. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Silvey William & Genevieve James Dr. Robert Moskowitz Mr. Carlton M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Jasinski Thomas Muka and Juliann Van Woert Kurt & Melissa Spaeth Drs. Richard & Barbara Jurasek Eleanor T. Murray Rosemarie C. Steeb Kathie A. Keller Mr.* & Mrs. Gerhard J. Neumaier Dr. and Mrs. John B. Stevens, III Marie L. Keller Michael & Janette Neumeister Mr. & Mrs. David G. Strachan Kenney, Shelton, Liptak & Nowak LLP Philip Nicolai and Mary Louise Hill Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Sultz Mr. & Mrs. John Kirwan Dr. & Mrs. James P. Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Symons Juliet Kline Philip L. Nones Cynthia Swain & Stephen Edge Robert & Barbara Klocke Susan D. Nusbaum Mr. Paul Tarantino Julie Klotzbach & Gary Diamond Tim O’Brien Fund at the FJC Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Telford James & Mona Kontos Bernie & Linda O’Donnell Jeffrey J. Thompson Mr. Charles Korn & Dr. Deborah Raiken Osmose Sally S. Tiebel Paul & Marilyn Koukal Ann C. Pappalardo Mr. & Mrs. Jack Tillotson Kreher Fund at the Community Laurence J. & Sylvia Paul Dr. Ann Bisantz & Dr. Albert Titus Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Pawlowski Foundation for Greater Buffalo Guy Tomassi Ms. Joan Kuhn Percussive Arts Society The Travel Team Inc./ Ted Kuzniarek Mary G Peterson American Express Peter T. Lansbury, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. James R. Peterson The Trbovich Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Lazarus Dr. and Mrs. John H. Peterson Dr. John Leddy and Anthony Piccione Ron and Susan Uba Dr. Carmen Alvarez The Pierce Family Foundation U-C Coatings Corporation Lehigh Construction Group Inc. Karen L. Podd Suzanne J. Voltz J.P. Bullfeathers J. Forrest Posey Robert T. Vosteen Don & Lori Leone Dr. & Mrs.* Theodore C. Prentice Mr. William Vosteen Fern & Joel Levin Joseph & Linda Priselac Peter A. Vukelic Dr. George R. Levine Charles and Joanne Privitera John* & Linda Wadsworth & Rivona H. Ehrenreich Lauren & Jean Rachlin Mr. and Mrs. John T. Walmsley Liazon Bryna K. Ram R. Thomas Weeks Dorothy M. Lien Martha J. Reddout Jeff & Susie Wellington Mrs. Celia Linder James & Diane Reschke Ms. Marlene A. Werner Anne & Alan Lockwood Mr. Nelson C. Ribble Dr. & Mrs. Milton M. Weiser Jerry & Joelle Logue Diane Rittling Edwin & Judy Wolf Robert & Patricia Long Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Wright M&T Insurance Agency Dianne & Irving Rubin Arden and Julie Wrisley Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mayo Maryann Saccomando Freedman Gregory and Donna Yungbluth Peter & Rebecca McCauley Gordon & Harriet Sacks John & Deanna Zak Barbara A. McCulloch Eugene M. Setel Amy M. Zeckhauser Dr. G. Allen McFarren Scott & Ardeen Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zimmerman Claire Miller McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schintzius Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zinter Raymond* & Louise McGrath David Schopp Walter M. Zylka, Jr. McLain Foundation Gwendolyn R. Schopp Wine & Spirits Guild of America *deceased Gift-In-Kind Partners Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro & Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Christopher Scinta Photography Mr. Francis M. Letro Butterwoods Bakery Premier Wine and Spirits Antoinette’s Sweets, Inc. The Café at 59 Allen Street, Inc. Shannon Pub Arlington Place Pictures Comfort Inn and Suites Downtown Spirit of Buffalo Arrowhead Spring Vineyards The Copy Store Time Warner Cable Avenue Art & Frame Eber Bros. Wine & Liquor Corp. Vaspian Clement & Karen Arrison Enterprise Car Rental Virginia Arts Festival Bennett Direct, Inc. Paul Ferington Wegmans Food Markets Brian Parisi Copiers Systems, Inc. Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP Wilcro Inc. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library The Mansion on Delaware Ave. WNED Buffalo Limousine McCullagh Coffee Buffalo News Oliver’s Restaurant Check out YOUR Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra online!

50 BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PLANNED GIVING Musical Heritage Society We are pleased to list the current members herein because they have realized the importance of “the gift that keeps giving.” Each of these individuals or couples have made provisions for a contribution to the BPO in their estate plans and while there are many different methods, the most common is by adding the BPO as a beneficiary in one’s will.

Anonymous (3) Sarah & Donald Dussing Dennis Quinn Charlotte C. Acer Mr. Neil R. Farmelo Virginia Ann Quinn Elizabeth & John Angelbeck Angelo & Carol Fatta Evelyn Joyce Ramsdell Charles Balbach Mrs. Marion Fay Sylvia L. Rosen Jennifer Barbee Judith & John* Fisher John and Susan Rowles The Reverend and Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Nancy E. Ryther* Mrs. Peter W. Bridgford Mr. & Mrs. Byron R. Goldman Paul and Gerda Sanio James A. Brophy & Fraser B. Drew* Gordon & Gretchen Gross Kenneth Schmieder, Anthony J. Cassetta Marion Hanson In memory of Nancy L. Julian Barbara & Jerry Castiglia Margaret W. Henry Catherine F. Schweitzer Gerard and Rachel Catalano Mr. & Mrs. George G. Herbert Roger & Joan Simon Mrs. Ida Christie Monte & Cheryl* Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Miss Victoria A. Christopher Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. Dennis M. Smolarek In honor of JoAnn Falletta and Mr. Philip H. Hubbell Jane Snowden* Donald McCrorey in memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Harriet Stewart* Dr Sebastian and Mrs Marilyn Ciancio Bruce and Gail Johnstone David D. Stout & Louis & Ann Louise Ciminelli Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Janet E. Popp Stout Ms. Elizabeth G. Clark Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Gerald R. Strauss Mr. & Mrs. William M. Clarkson The Herbert & Ella Knight Sue W. Strauss Miss Mary E. Clemesha* Family Charitable Fund Nancy B. Thomas Ruth Cohan Norma Jean Lamb Jim and Michal Wadsworth, Mrs. George Cohn Eric E. & Ruth F. Lansing as trustees of the Mulroy, Dr. Elizabeth Conant Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred J. Larson Heath and Colby Foundations Marilyn R. Cornelius Bradford Lewis, PhD Mrs. Robert Warner* Dr. Sharon F. Cramer and Francie D. & Joel N. Lippman Mrs. Marjorie W. Watson Mr. Leslie R. Morris* Marie Marshall Mrs. Dorothy Westhafer In honor of the BPO Viola section Mr.* & Mrs. J. A. Mattern Wayne & Janet Wisbaum Beverly Davies Donna & Leo Nalbach Betty Ann Withrow Mrs. Roberta Dayer Drs. Howard & Karen Noonan Mr.* & Mrs. J. Milton Zeckhauser Mr. Tim DiCarlo Robert & Marion North Fund Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Diina Mrs. Frederick S. Pierce Charles* & Nancy Dowdell Edwin Polokoff *deceased Recent Bequests Donald I. MacDavid

Trusts Anonymous Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund Mary Louise Olmsted Fund AJL Fund D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund at Susan Harvey Prentis Fund Cameron Baird Fund the CFGB Margaret Frank Rofot Charitable Lead Trust Benderson BPO Endowment Fund The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Natalie Kubera Roth Fund Virgil A. and Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund Charitable Fund Martin and Barbara Schechtman Philip & Joyce Celniker Fund John and Carol Kociela Fund at the CFGB Charitable Remainder Unitrust Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund William Kenneth Schmitt Fund Conners Fund Albert H. Laub Bequest Dr. & Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra David I. MacDavid Charitable Trust Joseph and Loretta Swart Fund Society Inc. Endowment Fund Marie A. Marshall Fund Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Grace Neff Daniels Memorial MPZ Endowment Fund Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust Howard F. Gondree Fund Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund To ensure your wishes are carried on for the BPO for generations to come, you may call Guy Tomassi (716) 242-7821 for more information. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra endorses the LEAVE A LEGACY® WESTERN NEW YORK program, an initiative of the WNY Planned Giving Consortium and a public awareness campaign of the National Committee on Planned Giving. 51 City of Buffalo National Endowment for the Arts Government New York Council Mark Poloncarz, County Executive for the Humanities and Erie County Legislature Regional Economic Development Councils Betty Jean Grant Ted B. Morton Erie County New York State Council Kevin R. Hardwick Lynne M. Dixon on the Arts Thomas A. Loughran Joseph C. Lorigo Edward A. Rath, III Barbara Miller-Williams Patrick B. Burke Peter J. Savage, III

You can celebrate a significant occasion, remember a loved one, TRIBUTE REGISTRY commemorate a milestone, or recognize someone special with an honorary or memorial gift in their name to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. These gifts were received between November 1 and December 31, 2014. In Honor of: Marice W. Stith Ethel A. Kirkpatrick Gary & Joyce Stith Joan P. Kirkpatrick Brian D. Baird, Your commitment and service to the BPO Suzanne M. Thomas Mathew & Anne Knapp Sue & Alan Carrel El and Shell Schneiderman Barbara Knapp McCulloch Doug and Andrea Cone WNY Akita Rescue Dr. Marvin Kurlan C. J. Irwin Company, Inc. Anonoymous Eleanor F. Kurlan Kate and Ernie Danforth Jacquie Walker Barry N. Schonfeld Paul Libby My parents Barbara Libby Teresa Danforth Jody Zacaroli, At Christmas Chris & Doug Douggleby Tom and Amy Zacaroli Preston R. Mattix At Christmas Anonymous Rachel King In Memory of: Gerard McGowan JoAnn Falletta, Hilbert College Dr. Melvin Balsom Claire Miller McGowan Honorary Degree Recipient, Mrs. Dorothy Marinaccio Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak Elaine & Jerry Schweitzer Leslie Morris Dr. Sharon F. Cramer JoAnn Falletta Murray Bob Your Interlochen Performances Renate Bob Scott Parkinson Suzanne J. Voltz Frances Boczarska Dr. and Mrs. David C. Gough Ange Fatta Christine Boczarska Judith Parkinson Robert & Jeanne Spampata Charlotte M. Callanan Joanne P. Poch, PhD Amy Glidden My mother Joel Poch Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak Margaret C. Callanan Edgar S. Priebe Alex Jokipii Joseph Cardina Jr. Susan F. Priebe Nancy E. Falletta Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero Jr. Mary C. Ryan Joan Kayes Lazarus Frank Ciminelli Gregory and Donna Yungbluth Your 81st Birthday Dan Hart Kathleen & Patrick Gaglione Monte Hoffman, Niscah Koessler Susan and William Schapiro Fred & Christina Lenz, at Christmas Connie & Jack Walsh Dr. Annie Schapiro Fred & Christina Lenz John S. Cullen, II Dr. Lynne White Scheider Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home The Cullen Foundation Dr. William L. Scheider Steve & Sandy Levinthal Dr. Fraser B. Drew Dave Levinthal Robert F. Schultz James A. Brophy Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Klotzbach Rita Lipsitz, A Special Birthday Robert S. Fiels Phillip & Judy Brothman Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta Donald P. Scribner Ethel & Dick Melzer Linda Scribner Daniel Foley Marie A. Marshall Arthur Schumacher Mary Semski Bernice M. Quigley Anonymous Norman S. Furman Musicians of AFM Local #92 Rose M. Furman Edward O. Smith Joe and Lynne Giroux Patricia A. Garman David & Ruth Lampe Dr. Maestra Marylouise Nanna Carol A. Greiner El and Shell Schneiderman Dr. Leo Smith Charles J. Hahn Rich and Sandy Bisesi Edwin Polokoff The Hahn Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brandon Laura Torrico Kevin Cooper Robert & Joan Heubusch James and Gloria Paul Daniel & Mary Bartels The Messinger Foundation, Inc. Dr. James E. Van Verth Fritz & Gretchen Saenger Candita S. Jentzen Dr. Patricia B. Van Verth At Christmas Mildred E. Kellner and Family Eric Saenger Dr. Robert and Nancy S. Warner Charlotte W. Joy Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Jeanette K. Schonfeld Joan P. Kirkpatrick Nangee W. Morrison Barry N. Schonfeld Nancy Julian William D. Schultz Kenneth Schmieder Dr. Paul L. Weinmann Margit Weinmann Dave Schulz Enez King Joyce Spotts Joe & Susanne Amico Jim Wise Stephen Holtham George and Adele DeTitta Carol A. Wise 52

BPO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Administration Nicole Bodemer Adam Cady Daniel Hart Financial Accountant Patron & Ticket Services Manager Executive Director Jacqueline Henry Katherine LeTeste Diana Martinusek Receptionist/Finance Assistant Box Office Assistant Manager Executive Assistant Susan Hill Ambrose Price Payroll and Accounts Group Sales Coordinator Development Payable Associate John Van Haneghan Jennifer Barbee Patron Services Supervisor Director of Development Marketing Bethany Erhardt Katie Bates Susan M. Schwartz Patron Services Representative Director of Marketing Crescendo Campaign Coordinator Laura Curthoys and Communications Patron Services Representative James Cichocki Kate Jenkins Special Events & Harmony Shulman Communications Coordinator Patron Services Representative Annual Fund Coordinator AndréeRenée Simpson Wendy Diina Scott Kurchak Advertising and Promotions Patron Services Representative Associate Director of Development Coordinator Barbara A. McCulloch Josh Wagner Cary Michael Trout Patron Services Representative Manager of Information Resources Graphic Designer Consultant Alison Merner Ed Yadzinski Subscription Sales Communications and BPO Historian Julia Zenger Research Coordinator Assistant Sales Manager Guy Tomassi Operations Christine Kramer Major and Planned Gifts Officer Don Nelson Subscriptions Supervisor Jesselyn Zailac General Manager Lawrence Cahill Operations and Lisa J. Gallo Debbie Camizzi Development Assistant Director of Operations Sarah Mayer Jennifer N. Comisso Amanda Paruta Education and Personnel Manager Christopher Simmons Community Elaine Riek Engagement Audience Services Manager Kleinhans Music Robin Parkinson Brian Seibel Hall Staff Director of Education and Event Manager Chuck Avery Community Engagement Jesselyn Zailac Master Electrician, IATSE local 10 Julienne DesJardins Operations and Danny Gill Education Coordinator Development Assistant Sound Engineer, IATSE local 10 Charlie McDonald Finance Sales and Patron Services Chief Engineer Kevin James Michael Giambra Maggie Shea Director of Finance Director of Sales/Patron Services Building Services Manager

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Lobby doors open 90 minutes before the concert is scheduled to begin, or earlier depending on pre-concert activities. All performances begin promptly at the designated time.

Handicapped Seating And Shuttle Service and BPO Assistance Preferred Restaurants Patrons requiring special assistance are urged to contact the Box Office prior to attending Shuttle Service from D’Youville College the concert. Handicapped seating is located Park and ride from D’Youville College on the main floor on the outside aisles from Lot D, 430 West Avenue, for all Saturday rows A-CC. Handicapped parking is available. performances. The lot is less than a quarter Please notify the parking attendant upon of a mile away from Kleinhans and provides a arriving of your needs. Hearing Assistance quick and easy way to get to the hall without Devices are available at the coat check. Please walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of note, there is no elevator to the balcony level. charge. Shuttles begin at 6:30 PM and end 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. Cameras, Recording Devices Parking may be available for other concerts. Photography is permitted in the hall before Please join our email club at bpo.org or call and after concerts, but all devices must the Box Office for updated information. be turned off during a concert. It is strictly forbidden to record or photograph a concert, Salvatore’s Symphony Shuttle $10 as it presents a distraction to the musicians and Salvatore’s Italian Gardens offers shuttle other patrons. service at the rear corner of their parking lot for just $10. This is a convenient and great Late Arrivals way to avoid any traffic or parking hassles. Patrons arriving after the performance has Call the reservation hotline at (716) 885- started will be seated at the discretion of 5000 and press 4 to reserve your place. the House Manager. Seating will not be until Start your evening with a gourmet dinner the first suitable break or at intermission. Late at Salvatore’s before the concert, selecting seating may not be in the purchased location. from a prix fixe “Symphony Menu” for $31. Call (716) 683-7990 for dinner reservations. Kleinhans Music Hall maintains a smoke-free Dinner and shuttle sold separately. The environment. shuttle leaves promptly at 7 PM. All programs and artists are subject to change without notice. Henry’s Restaurant Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on single ticket Enjoy dinner at Henry’s on the ground floor purchases. of Kleinhans Music Hall before evening BPO concerts. For more information or to make Medical /Security reservations, call (716) 881-4438. Security staff is available at all times and an EMT 31 Club is on site for all concerts and performances. Please notify an usher or staff member is there On N. Johnson Park and Elmwood Ave. in is a medical or security need. Buffalo, offers complimentary shuttle service for diners to and from Kleinhans on all concert nights. Call (716)332-3131 for reservations or more information.

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